The frail looking Jackson family matriarch, 83-year-old Katherine Jackson, broke down in tears on the witness stand on Friday as she testified about the day her son, Michael Jackson, died — a key moment in her wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live, the concert promoter which she contends is responsible for his death.

With the help of an attorney and a bailiff in the courtroom, Katherine Jackson was assisted to the witness stand.

“The most difficult thing is to sit here in this court and listen to all the bad things they say about my son. A lot of the things that have been said are not the truth. And he’s not here to speak for himself.”

Paris, 15, has had the hardest time dealing with her father’s death, compared to siblings, Prince Michael, and Blanket. Jackson’s only daughter, has a pair of her father’s pajamas, and never wants them washed because “she wanted his scent,” Katherine told jurors.